Smoke shield



-May 3,1927. E ROY B. CLARK I suoxn SHIELD Filed May 8. 1.926

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UNITED STATES LE ROY LB. CLARK, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

SMOKE SHIELD.

Application filed May 8, 1926. Serial No. 107,777.

This invention relates to a smoke shield for gas burners and the like, the general object of the invention being to provide means for covering the openings in the top of the globe supporting part of the burner device so as to prevent smoke from the de vice from discoloring objects which may be close to the burner, such as a ceiling or draperies.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary View of a globe and its supporting means, showing the invention in use, parts being in section.

Figure 2 is a plan View of Figure 1.'

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the shield.

Figure 4is an elevation showing the shield in position.

Figure 5 is .a sectional View showing a modification.

As is well known, smoke and gases escaping through the openings 1 in the support-- ing member 2 of the globe 3 of a gas burner and the like will often discolor the ceiling or wall or draperies and other objects near the burner, and it is the object of my invention to prevent this by placing a shield f over the member 2 and spaced therefrom so that the smoke and gases passing through the openings 1 will be deflected downwardly, away from the object so that the smoke and gases will mingle with the air and thus be prevented from damaging the wall or ceiling or other object above the burner. This shield is of saucer shape and inverted and is "provided with a hole 5 through which passes the goose neck 6, a flange 7 being formed around the hole to frictionally engage the goose neck so that the shield is supported by the goose neck in spaced relation to the member 2. The shield may have its rear part omitted to form a recess 8 where the shield is used with'a member 2 which has its rear part of solid construction, for in this case it is not necessary to have the shield extend over the solid part of the member. Extensions are left on the edges of the blank from which the shield is formed, and these extensions are bent downwardly to form legs 9 which engage the member 2, and these legs may be provided with recesses 10 for engaging the ribs 11 tially the same shape as the member 2 upon which it is used, though it will, of course, be understood that it can be made of other shapes, the idea being to so make and arrange the shield that it will prevent smoke flowing through the openings in the member 2 from coming in contact with a ceiling, wall or other object close to the burner. It will also be seen that the device can be easily and quickly placed in the goose neck by removing the globe and its supporting member and that the device is of such a simple nature that it can be manufactured to sell at low cost.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is In combination with a burner pipe, its globe and globe supporting member, the globe supporting member having openings therethrough,radially disposed ribs on the upper surface of said supporting member, a shield extending over the openings in the supporting member to deflect the smoking the edges of the shield and having recesses gases passing through said openings, said in their lower ends to receive the ribs on shield having a part in its peripheral edge the supporting member.

omitted to form a recess and shield pro- In testimony whereof I affix my signa- Vided With an opening centrally of the ture. shield through which the burner pipe passes, supporting legs extending downwardly from LE ROY B. CLARK. 

